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    Installing new VHF Marine Radio

    On my radios the antenna base was always above the radio, don't know if that means anything or not !!
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    Parts availiability ??

    Never had any luck with Champion plugs in 2 stroke engines. Way back in my younger days we used Champions in our old OMC motors, but everything newer than the 80's in two strokes seems to eat champions for lunch. I could get years from NGK's but would go thru a couple sets of Champions every...
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    Parts availiability ??

    Just to let everyone know....supposedly the NGK BUHW2 plug is discontinued....I found some "Quicksilver" plugs with the same number. Recieved them today, they arrived in a spark plug box that on 2 sides says NGK and on the other two sides says "Quicksilver" both with same number. So is NGK...
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    Installing new VHF Marine Radio

    My radio and antenna are only 15" apart and my previous boat was only 18" apart and they all work without issue...
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    OK to Delay Recommissioning One Year?

    Good luck with your surgeries !!!! Lubes should have been changed before putting it up for winter...four years back, I had a heart attack and tripple bypass surgery, six months after my wife had spine surgery, then another spine surgery...etc like you are finding out. My I/O sat for three...
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    1984 starcraft islander

    You will always have to mess with the engines in one way or another...it is a boat...something always needs messing with !!
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    Worm Bed Anyone?

    Your best bet is to build a small hill to put your worm farm on. If already a low spot, going deeper wont help. I have saw some folks build a pile from old leaves, after setting for a good year, then build the worm farm on top. However you do it it needs to drain, the worm ved needs to be...
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    1984 starcraft islander

    Might pull the plugs an give each cylinder a shot of storage oil before turning it over.
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    Water in battery compartment

    Fiberglass itself is not waterproof, only the gelcoat is. Look for any areas where the gelcoat is damaged, worn, chipped away, etc. Also leaks from covers or rain blowing in....chances are very good your wood structure inside the glass hull is rotted and soft from this water.
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    Johnson seahorse trolling motor electric 12/24v

    How long will it last after you go thru the trouble of mounting it ??? It looks like an old one...
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    Johnson seahorse trolling motor electric 12/24v

    Make sure it works well, I have heard parts are hard to come by.... Need to mount at an angle to clear bow light but will probably need to remove the bow rail. Just an opinion from your pics..
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    Might have a BIG problem…

    That boat would be fairly easy as the seat wood just slides into those brackets attached to the sides. In all probability there was an aluminum rectangle hanging under the seat where flotation was added, a foam of some sort. A bigger issue I see is the transom wood needs replaced, the lumber in...
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    2016 merc 60 hp 4 stroke

    Just because the pumps have been replaced doesnt mean fuel delivery cant ve interrupted. Fuel hose failure is popular, as is fuel filter clogged. The gray fuel lines dont last very long and come apart from the inside, then it clogs the filters and fuel system. Worth a look see !!
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    Where to find serial number of my motor?

    You might try raising the motor, sometimes the stickers are under there and covered with crud, should be visible looking forward at the back of the clamp you bolt thru.
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    Bulge pump

    Just realized the heading to this post...."Bulge Pump" why are we talking about moving water...lol...
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    Replacement window edge gasket material source?

    There are comoanies that make gaskets of various shapes and sizes for old cars that folks rebuild. Might look them up and see what they have...
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    Aquasport hull access

    Not gonna be pretty from what I see !!
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    Flotation pods

    If your adding extra weight thru another motor, you might consider moving weight forward !! Especially that bigger fuel tank...my two cents anyway...
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    Skeg and pontoon welding aluminum

    Looks great !!
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    Seat Extension

    Can't beat your own creation, then you get just what you want !!
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